By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recommended tough penalties for 11 Computer‑Based Test (CBT) centres found culpable of 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) examination infractions. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting on examination infractions in Abuja on Tuesday.Continue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Loughborough University in the United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to forming long-term partnerships with Nigerian institutions to support sustainable development and capacity building. Prof. Sam Grogan, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience at Loughborough, made this known during a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The United Support for Science and Mathematics Project (UNSSM-Project), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged the Federal Government to invest more in Science and Mathematics education to boost national development. Mr Kelvin Veakpe, Project Facilitator of UNSSM project, made the call at its Innovators Day programme atContinue Reading
By Prisca Osaje The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance data and information sharing. The duo said the partnership is aimed at improving remittances to the Fund and promoting greater transparency in the extractiveContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Staff members of National Mathematical Centre (NMC) have protested their exclusion from the N50 billion Earned Academic Allowances (EAAs) approved by the Federal Government for university workers. The workers, under the auspices of Congress of University Academics, NMC Chapter (CONUA-NMC), raised their complaints in a letter toContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo says it will soon set up a committee to identify specific schools eligible for handover to missionary organisations across the state. Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fred Itua, said the governor announced this when Bishop Gabriel Dunia of the Catholic Diocese of AuchiContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker No fewer than 90 students of Delta North origin would benefit from Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) fully sponsored comprehensive scholarship scheme. Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja on Sunday. He explained that the scholarship was geared towardContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Candidates for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) entrance examinations has recorded unprecedented increase from 7,547 in 2024 to 30,000 in 2025. Dr Mohammed Mohammed, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) disclosed this while monitoring the examination at Federal ScienceContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi No fewer than 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo on Saturday participated in the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Government Colleges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the examination is conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Speaking afterContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Some stakeholders in polytechnic education on Friday called for elimination of the disparity between Bachelor’s Degree and Higher National Diploma (HND). In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the stakeholders said that ending the disparity would foster a more inclusive and equitable tertiaryContinue Reading
